Though, apparently, peanut butter is a strange and exotic thing to Europeans.

Pretty much the rest of the world, as I understand it. People I know who have lived in Japan and South America have said it's very difficult to find there..

How does that work with Thai cooking,, though?

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Don't think real deal thai uses peanut butter but blends peanuts with fish sauce and soy sauce and some sugar - maybe lime juice? Something like that. We use pb to make it because it produces a similar product.

Tangentially, I was at a Thai place when the old lady in charge offered me a durian dessert.

I tried it, but I couldn't get into it.

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I've known about durian since I was a little kid -- IIRC The Book of Lists mentioned durian as the smelliest fruit yet surprisingly tasty -- and for the past few years I've lived in places where durian fruits can be bought at certain local supermarkets, but I don't want to take a whole fruit home and actually work with it myself there, lest the stink contaminate things. If there were a place where I could try just a small piece which someone else took care of, I think I would. Unless it looked or smelled particularly nasty.

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I've known about durian since I was a little kid -- IIRC The Book of Lists mentioned durian as the smelliest fruit yet surprisingly tasty -- and for the past few years I've lived in places where durian fruits can be bought at certain local supermarkets, but I don't want to take a whole fruit home and actually work with it myself there, lest the stink contaminate things. If there were a place where I could try just a small piece which someone else took care of, I think I would. Unless it looked or smelled particularly nasty.

It smells mildly nasty (to me). Tastes fine (to me). OTOH, some people just hate it, and you're not allowed to eat it on public transportation in some places. If you get one, just go to a picnic table with a knife or something and have some wet-wipes handy.

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This mix is a bizarre mix of absolutely humdrum stuff, unusual items, and "Oh, fuck you."

What I find fascinating about it is that it's British. So presumably the Indian and Continental stuff would be more readily accessible and things like "Root Beer Float" and "Hot Dog from a Cart" may be exotic.

I mean, can you imagine a guy who's had horse vindaloo but not a pack of Donettes?

Not to mention a PB&J sandwich.

Though, apparently, peanut butter is a strange and exotic thing to Europeans.

When I was in England they didn't find the idea of peanut butter that weird, but they did find the PB&J very strange.

Several months into our relationship, my talented-cook girlfriend said, "Okay, I have to ask you something. Is it true that Americans eat peanut butter and jam sandwiches?" With an expression of "please tell me this is some long-running prank."

Uh, I don’t know if there’s a comparable fruit. The flesh is super squishy almost slimy pods. Really ripe ones are eaten like custard with a spoon. It tasted like rotten fruit in the same way papaya can but stronger. I dunno how to describe it really.

It’s a less extreme version of Fugu. It’s generally not worth the cost for the benefit. But unlike Fugu, I think it’s a bit exaggerated.

But why do that when god made lychee?

I disagree that it's comparable to fugu. Normal Southeast Asians, like my Malaysian coworker, like it for non-Xtreme reasons.

Yeah, but those restrictions on eating it I mentioned were from Taiwan, IIRC. But for westerners, it's pretty much fugu with no real consequences. And the reward is far greater...just still not that great, IMO.

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In the category of "Fruits That Kill With Gravity" I really like jackfruit. It hits all of the right notes. Tropical, floral, texture is interesting but not slimy. Bonus: if you buy a whole one you can break out the machete to get into it.

If you don't like juicy fruit gum this is not the fruit for you.

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In the category of "Fruits That Kill With Gravity" I really like jackfruit. It hits all of the right notes. Tropical, floral, texture is interesting but not slimy. Bonus: if you buy a whole one you can break out the machete to get into it.

If you don't like juicy fruit gum this is not the fruit for you.

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In the category of "Fruits That Kill With Gravity" I really like jackfruit. It hits all of the right notes. Tropical, floral, texture is interesting but not slimy. Bonus: if you buy a whole one you can break out the machete to get into it.

If you don't like juicy fruit gum this is not the fruit for you.

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Same genus, so yeah literally. In fact, the name 'jackfruit' gets applied to 'breadfruit' sometimes. Or vice versa. Anyway, a bunch of closely related species are called jackfruit and breadfruit is in the same group of closely related species.

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In the category of "Fruits That Kill With Gravity" I really like jackfruit. It hits all of the right notes. Tropical, floral, texture is interesting but not slimy. Bonus: if you buy a whole one you can break out the machete to get into it.

If you don't like juicy fruit gum this is not the fruit for you.

OK, that's intriguing.

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